by Eddie Bishop | Aug 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks
Most of the schemes discussed below are based on companies having registered IP rights. However, some protection is also offered for copyright works. Schlich is able to assist companies in establishing IP rights so that they can use these facilities to protect their...
by Alex Bajjon | Jul 1, 2020 | Trademarks, US & International
Background Booking.com applied to register a number of applications containing the term “booking.com”. Registration of these trade marks was initially refused by the USPTO for being generic for the services for which protection was sought (for example,...
by David Eyre | May 1, 2020 | Briefings, Trademarks
There is a successful German comedy film that has been followed by not one but two sequels. Would you expect the title of such a comedy to be registerable as a trade mark? You might, but the title of the comedy is “Fack Ju Göhte” and, basically, was...
by Alex Bajjon | Feb 1, 2020 | Briefings, Trademarks
Background Sky is a well-known telecommunications company which provides television and broadband Internet services as well as telephone services to consumers and businesses both in the UK and overseas. Sky owns a number of trade mark registrations for the word...
by Alex Bajjon | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC
There has been much discussion over the past few years on the effect of Brexit on intellectual property rights within the UK. The precise outcomes were, for a long time, unknown due to the uncertainty regarding the type of Brexit that would be delivered. It is now...
by Carolyn Haywood | Mar 1, 2019 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK
The updated guidance note on Brexit and IP provided by the UKIPO makes it clear that the aim of the Government is still for Brexit to cause as little disruption as possible with respect to IP rights. However, despite a ‘no-deal’ Brexit being voted down earlier this...
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